I have the same car as you, but I will be selling it soon. Bought it new in 2012. I have owned many cars in my lifetime, but this has been the most reliable one by far. I now have about 150,000 miles on it. Just bought a Kia Soul as its replacement. Hopefully, it will be just as reliable.
I definitely agree. It has been very reliable, at least the main components. I did also have to change my driver side window motor, but besides that and the steering bushing that was replaced under warranty, it has only been regular maintenance. Are you getting a brand new or used Soul? Kia is really trying to position itself to be a higher end brand. It isn’t going for the cheap/economy car anymore.
@Jonathan DIYs I had to replace that steering bushing around 143,000 miles. Had my local mechanic do the job and not the dealership. He did a good job, cleared all the codes, and thankfully I did not have the issues you did. I bought a brand new 2023 Soul LX.
That disappointment is expected from the dealers. I have the same problem with my car. I changed the steering sprocket on my car, aleast I know what I have to do😊. Thanks for sharing. Have a nice day. 😊
At least I have a fancy OBD tool now... Kudos to you for changing the steering sprocket yourself. It looked like a total pain disassembling the whole steering column just to get to 1 piece. I was grateful that the dealership at least covered that.
@@jonathanDIYs it was an experience. My wife knows I am DIY, and she pushed me to do it. Especially for what it would have cost me. But I would need a diagnostic tool, no problem. But thanks once again for the information.
My EPS came on today on my 2010 Touring SE. Still have power steering, replaced the rack about a month ago, there's a dead/loose spot in the steering wheel. Been there before and after the rack replacement. Gonna scan it at work tomorrow and see what comes up.
What was your outcome? Mine also has a dead spot (perfect descriptor) and not the "clunk" people talk about with the coupler issue. My EPS and ESC lights are both on.
Have you replaced the timing belt and automatic transmittal fluid yet? I have a 2009 Hyundai Elantra (about 40K miles) and the EPS light started on today. I didn't know the recall (no mail notice), so I still have a bad steering bushing. Do you recommend getting these services done in dealer? So far, I have no steering wheel issues.
Hi, I have replaced the automatic transmission fluid and made a big mess (ua-cam.com/video/fMEzi83euzQ/v-deo.html). There are actually 2 belts in the Elantra (at least the touring I have). I have changed the serpentine belt that powers the AC, alternative, and water pump, but I have not changed the timing belt. The last time I checked on it, the timing belt seemed in good condition with no cracks on it. For the bad steering bushing - I'd bring it in and see what they say. The worse they can say is no, it isn't covered and say it will cost $$$. At that point, you can bring it to a trusted independent mechanic that probably could do it for a bit cheaper than the dealership. I would get as much free work done by the dealership if you can. I do note your car may be so old they might not allow it. I do remember something about the recall only lasting for 10 years from manufacturer date or something like that, but again, it doesn't hurt to check.
Do you think it would be similar with a 2012 Hyundai Elantra touring? I have no power steering, eps light is on, traction control on, abs light is on, and my tail lights are not working. Also the odometer dash is very poorly lit.
I have the exact same car with the exact same lights on the dash. My steering column has that same clunking issue as well but got a quote from a shop that was $1700 to replace the whole column since apparently that bushing isn’t sold separately (I suspect it is). I’ll get that XTool and try to fix the EPS light myself. Do you know if this also takes care of the traction control light as well?
The clunking issue was fixed for me for free from Hyundai dealership (even though the car was 10 years old). Dunno if they are doing that for warranty anymore. I do definitely know it is a part that is sold separately, but it is a huge pain to disassemble the whole steering column to get to it. I've seen videos of it done and was contemplating doing it myself if the dealership wasn't going to do it for free. The traction control lights did go away, but not sure if they have to fix the clunking first. Hope you can get everything fixed! It was such an annoyance for me, I was very happy after I got everything working.
That's insane. The little plastic coupler, which gets shredded quickly and causes the clunking issue, costs a few bucks for the OEM part anywhere on the Internet.
I have the same car as you, but I will be selling it soon. Bought it new in 2012. I have owned many cars in my lifetime, but this has been the most reliable one by far. I now have about 150,000 miles on it. Just bought a Kia Soul as its replacement. Hopefully, it will be just as reliable.
I definitely agree. It has been very reliable, at least the main components. I did also have to change my driver side window motor, but besides that and the steering bushing that was replaced under warranty, it has only been regular maintenance. Are you getting a brand new or used Soul? Kia is really trying to position itself to be a higher end brand. It isn’t going for the cheap/economy car anymore.
@Jonathan DIYs I had to replace that steering bushing around 143,000 miles. Had my local mechanic do the job and not the dealership. He did a good job, cleared all the codes, and thankfully I did not have the issues you did. I bought a brand new 2023 Soul LX.
That disappointment is expected from the dealers. I have the same problem with my car. I changed the steering sprocket on my car, aleast I know what I have to do😊. Thanks for sharing. Have a nice day. 😊
At least I have a fancy OBD tool now... Kudos to you for changing the steering sprocket yourself. It looked like a total pain disassembling the whole steering column just to get to 1 piece. I was grateful that the dealership at least covered that.
@@jonathanDIYs it was an experience. My wife knows I am DIY, and she pushed me to do it. Especially for what it would have cost me. But I would need a diagnostic tool, no problem. But thanks once again for the information.
My EPS came on today on my 2010 Touring SE. Still have power steering, replaced the rack about a month ago, there's a dead/loose spot in the steering wheel. Been there before and after the rack replacement. Gonna scan it at work tomorrow and see what comes up.
Hope you can figure it out and get the light to go away. Thanks for watching my video and commenting!
What was your outcome? Mine also has a dead spot (perfect descriptor) and not the "clunk" people talk about with the coupler issue. My EPS and ESC lights are both on.
Did this fault ever come back or did this fix your problem for good ?
It's been almost a year - haven't seen any more lights show up! :)
Have you replaced the timing belt and automatic transmittal fluid yet? I have a 2009 Hyundai Elantra (about 40K miles) and the EPS light started on today. I didn't know the recall (no mail notice), so I still have a bad steering bushing. Do you recommend getting these services done in dealer? So far, I have no steering wheel issues.
Hi, I have replaced the automatic transmission fluid and made a big mess (ua-cam.com/video/fMEzi83euzQ/v-deo.html). There are actually 2 belts in the Elantra (at least the touring I have). I have changed the serpentine belt that powers the AC, alternative, and water pump, but I have not changed the timing belt. The last time I checked on it, the timing belt seemed in good condition with no cracks on it.
For the bad steering bushing - I'd bring it in and see what they say. The worse they can say is no, it isn't covered and say it will cost $$$. At that point, you can bring it to a trusted independent mechanic that probably could do it for a bit cheaper than the dealership. I would get as much free work done by the dealership if you can. I do note your car may be so old they might not allow it. I do remember something about the recall only lasting for 10 years from manufacturer date or something like that, but again, it doesn't hurt to check.
Do you think it would be similar with a 2012 Hyundai Elantra touring? I have no power steering, eps light is on, traction control on, abs light is on, and my tail lights are not working. Also the odometer dash is very poorly lit.
I have the exact same car with the exact same lights on the dash. My steering column has that same clunking issue as well but got a quote from a shop that was $1700 to replace the whole column since apparently that bushing isn’t sold separately (I suspect it is). I’ll get that XTool and try to fix the EPS light myself. Do you know if this also takes care of the traction control light as well?
The clunking issue was fixed for me for free from Hyundai dealership (even though the car was 10 years old). Dunno if they are doing that for warranty anymore. I do definitely know it is a part that is sold separately, but it is a huge pain to disassemble the whole steering column to get to it. I've seen videos of it done and was contemplating doing it myself if the dealership wasn't going to do it for free. The traction control lights did go away, but not sure if they have to fix the clunking first. Hope you can get everything fixed! It was such an annoyance for me, I was very happy after I got everything working.
That's insane. The little plastic coupler, which gets shredded quickly and causes the clunking issue, costs a few bucks for the OEM part anywhere on the Internet.